Lloyd Bridges biography

Born in San Leandro, California, the senior Bridges grew up in various
Northern California towns. Acting is usually not something parents
encourage to take up as a lifetime vocation, and Lloyd's father was no
exception.

His father was in the hotel business and had his sights set on
his son becoming a lawyer, but the acting bug bit while Lloyd was attending
the University of California at Los Angeles.

From then on, there was no
looking back.

It was also at university where Lloyd met his future wife -- Dorothy
Simpson Bridges -- and the two would remain together for more than 50
years, making them a truly unique Hollywood couple who would give birth to
three sons, two of whom -- Beau and Jeff -- would also go on to be actors.